I have a lot of concerns and fears related to the Azwad. Being isolated from the rest of the world

And targeted for decades, they have now dealings with islamist groups for intelligence gathering purposes ...etc.

I obviously support their right to govern their own communities...They are the natives..I also do think the Mali government along with their western allies only wish to exploit and abuse the resources and do not deserve to rule over the Touareg anywhere. Not just because I am part-Touareg myself but because I have seen how that works out. 💩

But if avoiding that means forming treaties with Islamists and Jihadists, I don't think it is worth it.

I feel like the Azwad are now only a few steps away from becoming a terrorist organization themselves instead of an ethnic minority fighting for their own freedom.

Just a few steps away...

sstronaut

It's so sad when good groups or organizations get taken over or forced into bad positions or used for bad purposes and sadly based on what you said they're might be feeling cornered in-between two bad groups trying to use them and they sadly might be forced to join one of them, or at least feel the need to.